Almost every living carnivorous creature comparable to or larger in size than these lagomorphs is a potential predator, including such diverse creatures as domestic dogs, cats, humans, snakes, coyotes, mountain lions, foxes, and if the cottontail is showing signs of illness, even squirrels. During the winter the fur becomes longer and grayer, with a white belly. Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot guarantee all information in those accounts. An sylvilagus floridanus in nahilalakip ha genus nga sylvilagus, ngan familia nga leporidae. Nests are shallow, well hidden holes lined with vegetation and fur. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus virginia dgif. Rabbit, eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus another. Our only native cottontail is the new england cottontail sylvilagus transitionalis.
The first use of the name combination sylvilagus floridanus was lyon, 1904. The domestic variety is extensively used in laboratories and there are special varieties for. The eastern cottontail has the widest distribution of any sylvilagus. Sylvilagus floridanus syllfloverview eppo global database. Ini nga species ginbahin ha masunod nga subspecies. This rabbit was introduced in various places in washington, starting in 1926. Giklaseklase sa iucn ang espesye sa kinaminosang kalabotan. Herpesvirus sylvilagus infects both b and t lymphocytes in vivo. In the summer, they eat green plants such as clover or grass. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of sylvilagus floridanus cottontail rabbit discover life. An sylvilagus audubonii in nahilalakip ha genus nga sylvilagus, ngan familia nga leporidae.
Forms are dug under the cover of felled trees, shrubs, woodpiles, briar thickets, hedgerows, brush piles, and in overgrown fence rows. Sylvilagus floridanus breeding occurs from january to september. The introduction of more than 200,000 eastern cottontails sylvilagus floridanus in the early 20th century, mostly by hunting clubs, greatly harmed the new england cottontail because the eastern cottontails are a generalist species are able to survive in a wide variety of habitats fields, farms and forest edges and have a slightly better ability to avoid predators. Find eastern cottontail information at eastern cottontail. Most sylvilagus species are solitary, but males may congregate in small groups during the breeding season to pursue a female in estrous. Eastern cottontails have two different fur coats each year. It can be found in bushy areas, fields, woodlands, swamps and thickets. Most sylvilagus species have stub tails with white undersides that show when they retreat, giving them their characteristic name. The eastern cottontails diet varies based on the time of year. Since rabbits are the favorite prey of so many predators, patches of escape cover in the form of dense shrub thickets, brushy fencerows, hedgerows.
Feb 24, 2015 the eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus is an american lagomorph. In this research we explored whether cottontails may act as carriers of ebhsv. Lepus sylvaticus bachman, 1837 lepus sylvaticus floridanus j. Eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus cover nesting the eastern cottontail is a groundnesting mammal, raising its young in a shallow grass and furlined depression, or form. In eastern washington, it occurs in wetter, brushy and other types of habitat providing low cover, including sagebrush, river bank thickets, rock outcrops, gullies, etc. Sylvilagus floridanus cumanicus thomas, 1897 sylvilagus floridanus margaritae miller, 1898. The smaller ear size of this animal in comparison to desert cottontail suggest it is eastern cottontail. According to the iucn red list, the eastern cottontail is of least concern for threatened species. At times, the eastern cottontail may eat its droppings to consume nutrients. Sylvilagus floridanus alacer found north of mexico sylvilagus floridanus ammophilus. It is found from southern manitoba and quebec to central and northwestern south america. However, he did not formally raise the first two to full species, as he did for robustus. It is the most common rabbit species in north america subspecies of the eastern cottontail.
However, the dentary depth will not separate this taxon from s. Espesye sa koneho nga una nga gihulagway ni joel asaph allen ni adtong 1890 ang sylvilagus floridanus. Leporidae from southwestern north america, with emphasis on s. The eastern cottontail is not native to new england but was introduced by hunting clubs and natural resource agencies johnson 1972. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. The eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus is a new world cottontail rabbit, a member of the family leporidae. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. On a rangewide scale, body size decreased from east to west and less. It is especially abundant in habitats that contain edges of open, grassy fields and thorny or shrubby cover. Sylvilagus floridanus nigronuchalis hartert, 1894 sylvilagus floridanus orinoci thomas, 1900.
This is the species of cottontail typically seen feeding on lawns and in other open areas. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The first five shots shown here were taken in starr co. Sylvilagus floridanus cottontail rabbit can serve as a host for the cycle of borrelia burgdorferi telford and spielman, 1989.
Eastern cottontails are crepuscular to nocturnal feeders. During the summer they have short brown fur with a white belly. Bachmans original name was preoccupied by lepus borealis sylvaticus nillson, 1832, which allen did not realize when he used the name combination l. The disease in humans is called lyme disease and is endemic in the eastern united states, europe, and asia. General information about sylvilagus floridanus syllfl eppo global database. Cottontail rabbits are among the 20 lagomorph species in the genus sylvilagus, found in the americas. An sylvilagus floridanus in uska species han lagomorpha nga syahan ginhulagway ni joel asaph allen hadton 1890. Sylvilagus floridanus cottontail rabbit discover life. In common with a number of mammals adapted to arid and semiarid habitats, it. They are not picky and will eat bark, stems, leaves, twigs, branches, flowers, buds, seeds, fruits, and grasses.
During the last few decades native european hares lepus europaeus have declined in central and northern italy. The komareks found this species most often in open woods and broomsedge fields. Ia merupakan salah satu spesies arnab yang paling banyak terdapat di amerika utara pengelasan. With the help of over 7,000 of the worlds best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, featured multimedia factfiles for more than 16,000 endangered species. Environmental correlates of geographic variation in body. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
The genus is widely distributed across north america, central america and. Chapman appalachian environmental laboratory, university of maryland, center for environmental and estuarine studies, gunter hall, frostburg, maryland 21532. The eastern cottontail has speckled browngray fur above, reddishbrown fur around its neck and shoulders and lighter fur around its nose and on its undersides. The eastern cottontail is found in a variety of habitats including old fields, brushy clearings, brier patches, hedgerows, orchards, and along the edges of woodlands. Cottontail rabbit simple english wikipedia, the free. Field guidemammalseastern cottontail wikibooks, open.
Sylvilagus floridanus an overview sciencedirect topics. We investigated aspects of the foraging activity of freeranging eastern cottontails sylvilagus floridanus on the campuses of the university of illinois at chicago and lawrence university. Eastern cottontail notes eastern cottontail sylvilagus. Eastern cottontails are a very common species in minnesota. Brammer, in the laboratory rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, and other rodents, 2012. The eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus is a resident across most of the eastern united states. However, this feature is not present in all cottontails nor is it unique to the genus.
Most predators hunt cottontails including humans who may enjoy eating their meat. The dentary depth is relatively slight and the auditory bullae are small. The eastern cottontail is an early successional species. Eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus natureworks. The eastern cottontail can be found in meadows and shrubby areas in the eastern and southcentral united. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The eastern cottontail rabbit is one of the most common mammals of both the natural and the human generated ecosystems of north america.
Sylvilagus floridanus mammalian species oxford academic. Species sylvilagus sylvilagus floridanus bucknell university. The lifespan of a cottontail averages about two years, depending on the location. Apr 26, 2015 urban landscapes such as college campuses, arboretums, and backyards provide excellent habitats for education and research into animal behavior. Wildscreens arkive project was launched in 2003 and grew to become the worlds biggest encyclopaedia of life on earth. Ginklasipika han iucn an species komo diri gud kababarakan subspecies. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. In fact, they are one of the most common mammals seen here. They have great powers of reproduction and have been a serious agricultural pest in some countries.
Webbs marsh rabbit ecologically similar and probably ancestral to the modern marsh rabbit sylvilagus palustris the largest known sample of specimens of the species 4,500 bones and teeth comes from the inglis 1c site in citrus county a mounted skeleton of this species is on permanent display inside. Sylvilagus floridanuseastern cottontail springerlink. Sylvilagus floridanus timing of major life history events. Biokids kids inquiry of diverse species, sylvilagus. Its ecological niche is similar to those of native rabbits and hares and increasing overlap in distribution brings these species into ever closer contact. Mammal species of the world a taxonomic and geographic reference. Ang sylvilagus floridanus sakop sa kahenera nga sylvilagus sa kabanay nga leporidae. Most cottontail rabbits of the genus have a short tail with a white underside that shows when they are running away.
Sylvilagus floridanus macrocorpus diersing and wilson, 1980. Comprehensive report species sylvilagus floridanus. The eastern cottontail range extends from the great plains and throughout the eastern united states and extreme southern canada south through eastern mexico and central america and west into parts of texas, new mexico, and arizona 17,27. Pdf field and experimental data indicate that the eastern. Allen, 1899 sylvilagus floridanus holzneri mearns, 1896 sylvilagus floridanus mallurus thomas, 1898 sylvilagus floridanus aztecus j. Habitat the eastern cottontail prefers habitats that are between woody areas and open land.
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Sylvilagus floridanus with the common name eastern cottontail rabbit, belongs to the mammals group eastern cottontail rabbit sylvilagus floridanus allen, 1890 toggle navigation. The wild rabbit lives in burrows, is herbivorous and feeds mostly at dawn and dusk. They may be encountered in a variety of habitats, but are most abundant in areas that contain a mixture of weeds, grasses, and short brush. It is the most common rabbit species in north america. Sylvilagus floridanus in mammal species of the world. Some of their favorite places to hide are under small pine trees, shrubs, tangled vines, briers, and tall grasses. Herpesvirus sylvilagus infects both b and t lymphocytes in. Sylvilagus webbi uf 51052, holotype mandible of this species.
Eastern cottontail rabbit sylvilagus floridanus allen. Eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus inaturalist. Adw doesnt cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. It has big eyes and a tail that is puffy white on the underside. The genus sylvilagus separated from the genera lepus and oryctolagus around 12 million years ago. Field and experimental data indicate that the eastern. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The genetic distances among the three genera are almost the same. Borrelia burgdorferi lymes disease reservoir and incidence. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Distribution map eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus. Sylvilagus definition of sylvilagus by the free dictionary. Rabbit, eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus 01 we spotted this rabbit while we were taking one of our walks, and he or she was kind enough to allow us to take a few pictures. Transplanted eastern cottontails have established large breeding populations in washington and oregon.
Cottontails are mostly nocturnal, feeding at night, in the evening, and at dawn. Allen, 1890 sylvilagus floridanus connectens nelson, 1904 sylvilagus floridanus hondurensis goldman, 1932. Geographic variation in body size of sylvilagus floridanus was investigated from 3 climatically different and disjunct regions of the range of this species region 1, northeastern united states and southern canada. An sylvilagus audubonii in uska species han lagomorpha nga syahan ginhulagway ni baird hadton 1858. Images of the lower third premolars of same three species as in fig. In the contiguous united states, the eastern cottontail ranges from the east to the great plains in the west.
Environmental correlates of geographic variation in body size. Based on a study of cranial, mandibular, and dental variation, ruedas 1998 proposed that s. Foraging and habitat use of eastern cottontails sylvilagus. Eastern cottontails have 24 litters per year, with up to 8 young per litter. Subspesies sylvilagus floridanus yang dikenal pasti. The eastern cottontail is a mediumsized rabbit in which the nape of the neck is rusty.
Allen, 1890 eastern cottontail other english common names. We believe that this rabbit and the following photos are eastern cottontail rabbits, because they lack the black fir on the anterior portion of the ear that the almost identical new england. Eastern cottontail simple english wikipedia, the free. The eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus is an american lagomorph. The animal diversity web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students. Arnab ekor kapas timur sylvilagus floridanus ialah sejenis arnab ekor kapas dunia baru yang tergolong dalam famili leporidae.
Herpesvirus sylvilagus infection of cottontail rabbits sylvilagus floridanus was studied as a model of herpesvirusinduced lymphoproliferative disorders. They are any of several north, central and south american rabbit species of the genus sylvilagus description. Allen, 1890 sylvilagus floridanus alacer bangs, 1896 sylvilagus floridanus chapmani j. The first use of the name combination sylvilagus floridanus. The eastern cottontail is found from extreme southern canada south to south america. Allen, 1890 sylvilagus floridanus connectens nelson, 1904. Despite this trend having multiple causes, it was hypothesized that invasive eastern cottontails sylvilagus floridanus contributed to the decline through apparent competition and disease transmission. The dorsal coloration varies from reddishbrown to grayishbrown sprinkled with black. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. The eastern cottontail sylvilagus floridanus is a lagomorph belonging to the leporidae family, which also includes hares genus lepus and the european rabbit genus oryctolagus. Leukocytosis, splenomegaly, proliferation of t cells and virus production by lymphocytes characterized this infectious mononucleosislike disease.
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